Morning journal and courier., 1887-09-13

down stairs by Mrs. Sehmallfuss because she refused to remove pail of water, and was so badly injured that she will probably die.
 AT TRINITY COLLEGE.
 The foundation walls of the new Science hall of Trinity college have been completed, and the building, which is to be of pressed brick, is rapidly rising. Under the contract the building must be completed and ready for use on or before the 20th of next Decem- Der. Two brick dwelling houses are being erected on college property at the south side of Vernon street above Broad, and will be occupied by professors now residing in town.
 A GOLDEN WEDDING.
 MT. and Mrs. A. Frederick Pratt, of Es- sex, quietly celebrated their golden wedding on Saturday. Friends were present from New York, Hartford and Essex, and the oc- casion was greatly enjoyed. Among the we'd ding presents was handsome little sum in gold. Judge Phelps and wife, Captain E. c. Williams and family of New York and MT. Frank Williams of New York attended. MT. and Mrs. Pratt have for many years lived on the Williams homestead at Meadow Woods.
 THAT OLD, OLD sToRY-WHAT PRESIDENT
 BLISS SAYS.
 The periodical gossip about the consolida- tion of Boston & Albany, New York, New Haven & Hartford and the New England rOaQS was all repeated laSI W0ok III 8 N6W York dispatch to the Boston Advertiser, but with no more truth than ever. President Bliss has not heard of it and denies that any such scheme is afoot. He was not aware of any present intention to shorten the line be- tween here and Boston materially. President Clark says what was true in the story was old and what was new was false.-Springheld Republican.
 WHAT HAPPENED BETWEEN TWO WOMEN ON A
 RAILROAD TRAIN.
 Friday morning New London woman went to Stafford to procure some property left in a summer house there, and was returning with it in small reticule on the 10:40 a. m. train. While on the cars the bag opened and the contents fell on the floor back of her seat. This seat was occupied by well dressed woman about 30 years of age. She coolly stopped down and picked the property up, which included roll of bills. The New London woman saw her pick the things up, but did not recognize them as her property. She asked the woman if they were hers. She replied, "They sre." The New London woman then remarked, "You must be care- less with your money" to which the strange woman responded-"Oh I have enough of it, my husband gave me four hundred dollars to travel with" The women chatted pleasantly, and the woman who picked up the property talked of her ac complishments as q linguist, and of her com fortable circumstances. When the New Lon- don woman discovered that her reticule was open she closed it without looking into it. The woman of many foreign languages and other accomplishments left the cars at Nor wich and the New London woman journeyed on. The first woman missed her property while in a store in New London and commu nicated with the police, who notified Nor wich. There at the depot Sheriff Hawkes. recognized the other, and approaching hel called for the missing property. She deliv. cred the valuable papers, $17 in bills, rail road tickets, etc., in a minute, and was real ly glad to find an owner. She had no idea that they belonged to the agreeable young woman with whom she conversed in the cars and assured the sheriff if the New London woman had asked for them they would have been returned immediately. Then she went on to Stafford =NorNich Bulletin.